The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-17
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY,

AhOObIOOk COUNTY
A Farmers Institute was held at South
Presque Isle and Ashland last week under
the management OF the Maine Board Of Ag-
riculture. The sessions were well attended
and marked interest was manifested.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
At recent district meeting held at Win
ter Harbor. GOuldsbOro. II was voted to re-
move the school house 10 a lot q short dis
tance west Of the chapel and sell the present
school house lot to K. j. Hammond and 9th
ers Of Boston, tor the purpose of building
hotel on II, to cost about S20,0OO, to he COM
pleted about the middle Of July next. says
the Mt. Desert Herald.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebee Reporter says. that among
autumn Of 1887 will be conspicuous as the
marrying fall" In its issue Of last week
the Reporter chronicled the weddings Of Mr..
John +. Bradley, Of the Bradley Ger Works,
Worcester, Mass. to Miss Emma NJ, eldest
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. j. Il. Dingley of
Gardiner; also, Mr.. Ben w. Partridge and
Miss Carrie L., only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ID. Nickerson.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Vinalhaven Echo hears that a young
lady, while visiting In that vicinity, not long
ago, made the acquaintance Of a young
man and became engaged to bin. Her
mother did not take him on trust however,
and the resultof her investigations was TO
hnd that the young man had lately been la
prison. The engagement was declared OF.
but an attempted elopement SION after was
prevented by the deputy sheriff. who was
employed By the girls mother.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The other day lady Of Dexter swept up
and carried outdoors a lot Of clutter, and
when II was set on fire the bullets begaA-ts-
fly In all directions, from.a package Of rifle
cartridges accidentally In the pile.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
At special meeting Of the board OF se-
letmen Of FOxcroft on Thursday, a street
was located running from PARK street south
will be opened - the public.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The proprietors Of the mills at Machias
burned Thursday are preparing to rebuild
part or all Of the machinery. The new mills
VIII be an Improvement Of the old.
YORK COUNTY.
Fairfield BickfOrd, commonly known AZ
Far who together with his brother Frank.
lew years ago, were known as the terror
oi lebanon, and who eluded the Ofices for
long time after his brother was taken, but
was hnally brought to surrender after re-
eeNlLg charge Of shot In his body, died In
the state Prison some three weeks since. 10
was reported, from consumption. and the
body was Inferred in Evergreen Cemetery.
Berwick. Some Of the relative diserediting
tne idea OF his being eOnsumptiye or having
died from that disease, had the body disin-
TERED Thursday Of last week and an autOp-
sy was conducted by DIR. Hall OF Dover.
There were present James A. Edgerly, ESQ.,
Hiram Clark superintendent OF evergreen
Cemetery, and brother and sister OF the de-
ceased. The result Of the examination as
given by the physician was that the body
rad lain too long to decide positively as TO
tbe cause Of death, but thought II possible
that ID might have been the result Of Injuries
inflicted on the head, but could not so decide
to any degree Of certainty, reports the Bidde-
ford Journal.
man was discovered trying TO break into
ford, laft Thursday.